Q Kevin Eubanks' band on Jay Leno's show has a singer and percussionist named Vicki. Can you tell us about her?
—Tona Yarmen, Medina, Ohio
San Francisco-born Vicki Randle, 52, the daughter of an accomplished jazz pianist father, began singing as a toddler and taught herself to play several musical instruments before she was 18. The only female member of The Tonight Show band, which she joined in 1992, her credits also include backup singing for Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie and Kenny Loggins. She recently released a CD called Sleep City.